Shadow (Familiar)

Shadow is one of V's familiars based after the original Shadow.

Description
Unlike the original Shadow demons, Shadow's appearance much more greatly defined as a panther with red eyes and visible white scelera. His body features glowing lines pulsating faintly whenever he moves.

Like its original incarnation, Shadow attacks by morphing its body, forming bladed tendrils that whip about or large blades from its body or turning into constructs like its spear and buzzsaw form. V can ride on Shadow formless state to dodge or when using the Speed ability to travel faster. Shadow has its own health bar and can take damage from enemies. If his vitality is depleted entirely, it regresses into its inert core form in a state known as "stalemate". Shadow can revive itself fairly quickly over time to return V's side. Additionally, V can hasten its regeneration by standing near it. Shadow can be further upgraded to increase its vitality and regeneration rate during stalemate.

Personality
Shadow maintains the personality of an attack dog, aggressive yet disciplined and always awaiting for V to give the order before he attacks. In Nico's reports, she notes that Shadow is very docile around V, despite belonging to a demon species known for being aggressive towards humans, and often naps around him.

Though loyal to both V and Vergil, all three familiars recognize their continued existence will only bring him pain, so once they have outlived their usefulness, they intercepted and attacked Dante, forcing him to kill them.

Devil May Cry 5
After V merges with Urizen to become Vergil, Shadow and his fellow familars fight Dante as he makes his way to the top of the Qliphoth to confront his brother but are summarily defeated by the devil hunter. This was their intention all along however, as they wanted to put an end to Vergil's pain and grant their former master some measure of peace.

File

 * Nico's Character Report - Shadow

Trivia

 * Shadow's theme when Dante fights him in Mission 18 is a remix of Shadow's theme in Devil May Cry.